Snow-plow and groove-cutter.



springs subject to the ws'ectors-movej ---l09.='-In an;,addi -machine,the combination of means"for isting the items, means for accumulating;-and printing the total.

the same plane, but the corresponding ger-piece being in a differentplane, and

thereof, a platen, a-lever-t'o carrysaidplaten into. engagementwith saidaforemention ed -means,ua11d 'stopsltol'im'itthe movement of 51:110.. Inan 'adding machine," the combina- :tlOIl; of means-for listing the"items, means." .for accun ulat :15,

and printing the totals thereof, and 'a-p aten roller operative there-.between. which, .when carried in one position, engages Saidlis'tin'gmeans, and when carried in another position, engages said 'accumulatmgmeans.

111. Infan adding-machine, the'combina- .tion ofia plurality of memberseach bearing listing type, a. plurality of adding-wheels, an

integral platenyand means to oscillate said platen to carry itintoengagement with all of said type-bearingmembers or all of said'adding-wheels.

v 112. In an adding machindfithe combmm tion of 1a plurality-0f memberseach bearing. .listing-type, a plurality of adding-wheels, a

platen. suspended for arcual movement to .engageall of said type-nearingmembers and,

all of said adding-wheels, and means to carry said platen into or outofsuch engagement; ,fa, I l v 113. Inan adding' machlne, thtxcombinationoflisting means and registermg means,

both secured to acommon member, accumulating means, and a platen which,when in one position engages said listing means and' when in anotherposition engages said accu-j.

m ulatin g means.

114. ,Inan addingmachinmthe combina-' tIOII O f listing means andregistermgmeans, both securedto a common member, accumul'ating meansactuated thereby, and a platen,

which, when in one position engages said listing means and when; 1nanother position engages said accumulating means.

- --.115. In an add'ng-machine, the'combination, of.- listing means andregistering keys, both rotatable upon a common-shaft, accumulatingmeans,and a platen which when in oneposition engages said listing means andwhen nfilnother position engages said accumulating. means.

7 116. In an adding-machine, the combina? t on tit-means for bearing andadvancing the type which print theitems,"accumulating mechanism,act-uated by. the type-bearing means, a. platen, and means for rockingsaid platen into-engagement with said itemprinting nicchanisnrand withsaid accumulating mechanism.

11 7. .111 an adding-machine, the combinatension of which saidengagement tion of a plurality of sectors approximately circular inshape, means 'for rotating same,

a plurality of addingwheels, rack-bars actuated by the sectors therebyto actuate the adding-wheels, ratchets in connection Withsaidadding-wheels, and teet-hi upon said rack-bars which 5 teeth ..mesh:with saidratchets, each rack-bar being provided with a" cut-awayiportionto, receive the ,appropri ate adding-Wheel.

118. In an adding-machine, the combina-- tion'of type for listing, theitem means for advancing said listing type, means for ac: cumulatmg, thetotals, separate supporting means being PI'OVldGd, for said listingmeans mulating means.

- "119.111 an adding-machine, the combina- "tion of means .for" listingthe items, means foriaccumulating and printing ,thetotal thereof, a'platen, a member supporting same, a pivot for saidmember, a lever, and

"means, actuated bythe lever for rotating said pivot, therebytomove theplaten into engagement with said listing means or 'with said'accumnlatin means.-, I

120,;In an addin -machine,-theicombinafor accumulating and printing thetotal thereof, a platenga member supporting same, a pivot for said.member, a lever, a

gear actuated by saidflever, and a gear" "tionoif means for isting theitems, means upon said pivot, said first-mentioned gear meshing with anddriving said sec'0ndmentioned gear, therebyto move thefplaten into withsaid llsting means or with sald' accumulating means.

121. In an adding-machine, the combina- I I tion of rotating meanscarrying type forlisting the items, rotatable keys for actuating saidmeans, rotary mechanism for accumulating and printing the total of saiditems, and'aplaten, which, when in one po-' sition, engages saidaccumulating mechanism and ,in another position engages said 'printingmechanism, said second-mentioned mechanismbeing. .actuated by saidfirstmentioned mechanism.

122. In an adding-machine, the combination of means for listing theitems, rotating keys for actuating same, means for accumulating and prin{ing the total ofsa'id ltems, a platen which s'brought into engagementat diiferent times with'said print-ing means and with said accumulatingmeans, and

means" independent of said aforementioned I means for actuating theplaten i 1233-111 an adding-machme, thecombmation ot meon sforlistingtjhe items, rotating the items,

snar supportlng same, a Wheels, and a shaft caslng.

j 83. In an adding-machine, the fcombination o f mechanism for listingand'printing the 1t ems, mechanism for accumulating printing the totalthereof, a platen normally retained between the .two, and'means for brng ng said platen into engagement with said listing means or with saidaccumulating means. f 84l. In an adding-machine, the combination ofsectors'comprising a means for listadding-Wheels, for accumulatmg andprintingthe total thereof, each sector its sp nding add in heel being inand a p aten supported the same plane, therebetween and engaging at willaccumulating means, separate supporting means being provided for saidlistin means and for said adding means. b

r 85. In an adding-machine, the combinarocking in said plane and tion ofmeans for listing the items, mean-sfor' accun'iulatlng and, printing thetotal thereof,

, a platen roller supported therebetween,-andsaid Iaccumulating meansfor bring ng saidslr oller intoenga ement wlth said listing means; isaid accumulating means.

-86. In, an adding-machine, tion of. listing means, a platen suspendedtherebetwe en and having an arcual movement in a path intersecting thecombinasaid listing means and said accumulating means, means to carrysaid platen into engagement with said l stlng means and with meansforaccumulating and printing the totals thereof, the are printed facing.approximately at right, angles to the total-printing type, and means tobring a paper-ribbon into engagement plurality of adding-- supportingsame, one of said shafts pro ectmg through thecasing but the other beingentirely within. the

- right ang and means for bringing and' ='0pposite thefli'sting type,

said listing means and said,

and. also, with accumulating means, i

means, and means for' lrotatingat will said platenwhile it is being I socarried. 1

87. In anadding-machine, the combination of means forv listing andprinting the items,

type from which the-items r v .uvwuc. ucicul, but? type IIOm Wnlch atitems are es to the total-printing type, means for actuatingsimultaneously said listprinters and; said totaLprintrs, a platen,

said platen into engagement with said list-printers and with saidtotal-printers. 1 i e 90.. An adding-machine having a plurality ofsectors, listing type thereupon, a socketed finger-piece secured toeachsector at a point and downwardly- 'dependin pawls adapted to' seat insaid sockets, t ereby to lock the sectors in 'po-' sit1on.-

rinted facingapproximately at 91. An adding machine having a plurality 1of sectors, listing type thereupon, a soeketed finger-piece secured toeach sector at a point opposite the listing type, pawlsadapted 'to seatin said sockets, thereby .tov l'ock the sectors in position, springs tokeep said pawls normally pressed against said finger-pieces, .l

and a cro'ss-rodto support said springs.

'92. In an adding machine, thecombination of listing means, accumulatingmechanism actuated-thereby, a platen suspended to have an arcualmovement therebetween, and

means'forcarrying said,platen into engagement, with said listing meansand with said accumulating mechanism. 7

93. In an addinganachine, .thecombination of a plurality ofrotatably-mounted type-bearing sectors, finger-pieces attached theretoby ni'eans of.v which said-sectors are rotated, means for locking eachsector in the" position to which it may havebeen rotated, and means forreleasing all the sectors in the series simultaneously, therebypermitting the return thereof. r- Y 94. An adding-machine having aplurality of sectors," listing means upon each sector, secxetedfinger-pieces secured to each sector, pawls adapted to seat in saidsockets for locking said sectors in place, and means tor simultaneouslyithdrawing all of sa d pawls.

95. In an adding-machlne, the combination of means for listing theitems, means alining therewith for. accumulating and Uurrnn srarns iigrnnr orniion.

' SIMON D. MURPHY, OF LANSE, MICHIGAN.

SNOW-PLOW AND GROOVE-CUTTER.

Application filed March 8, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,SI1\[ON D. 'NIURPHY, citizen of the -United States,residing :at LAnse, county of Baraga, State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Snow-Plows and Groove- Cutters,and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to snow plows, and has for its object an improvedsnowplow, provided with a groove-cutting attachment for use in'preparingroads for log sleds, or log sled runners. In preparing roads for drawingheavy loads of logs, the soft snow must be clearedaway, or compacted,and the body or bed of the road made hard, either by the freezing of thewater and snow that have beendeposited naturally, or by freezingadeposit ofwater that has been spread upon the road for the purpose ofgiving it the hard icy surface. In either case, the surface of the roadis smooth, and the log sled mustbe guided in someway to prevent it fromsluing or skidding, and the object of this invention is a machineadapted to out, either in the natural ice, or frozen water that has beenmechanically spread over the road, a groove that will receive and guidethe runner and prevent the sluing and skidding which has been mentioned.The plow which embodies the improvements that are designed to accomplishthis end, is made with an especially heavy body, the runners of whichare shod in order that they may themselves be drawn readily, but areprovided with adjustable plain irons to cut out and form the groovementioned.

In the drawings :Figure l, is a plan view of the plow. Fig. 2, is a sideelevation. Fig. 8, is a cross section at the line aa of Fig. 1, lookingfrom the front end of the sled. Fig. at, is a detail View of theadjustable blade member.

1 and 2 indicatev the heavy side pieces of the sled frame, which arejoined at the front end by the cross brace 3, at the center if desired,by the brace 4t, and at the rear by the intersecting brace pieces 5. Theforward runner piece 6 is provided with a metallic armor 7 As seenparticularly in Fig. 2, these forward runner members are com-Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2'7, 1909.

Serial No. 481,946.

paratively short. Between the rear ends of the forward runners G and theforward ends of the rear runners 8, which are also armored as at S,extend the outwardly flaring terminals of the Vshaped plow member 9,

whose central point is secured to the cross brace 3, and is also armoredas at 9. [rs shown particularly in Fig. 1, the outer ends of the members9 project slightly beyond the side of the sled frame.

About midway of the sled and somewhat to the rear of the forward end ofeach runner member 8, a portion of the body of the runner piece is cutaway for about half of lts thickness, shown particularly by the aperture10 of Fig. 2. The rear or forwardly slanting edge of this aperturedportion is armored by the adjustable blade member 11, which is slottedfor the engagement of the screws 11 therethrough, and so that the degreeof its projection beyond its edge of the wooden part of the runner piecemay be regulated as desired, so that, if the track or groove, which isbeing out by the metal runner S, is not of sutlicient width, its breadthcan be increased by dropping the cutting point of this memberaccordingly. Immediately to the rear of each of these aperturedportions, is an outwardly projecting deflecting blade 12, by which thesnow, initially finding its way into the aperture, is, as the sledpasses along, and as it falls out therefrom, deflected and pushedupwardly so as to more or less cooperate with the hinged deflectingwings 13, which are held in their extreme outer position by the linkslet, or

may be folded in against the side of the sled if they are not needed.

Linked to the rear cross member 15 is the rudder member 16, whosearmored forward end 17, when the rudder member as a whole is inapproximately horizontal position, runs along the ground on a slightlylower plane than the armored edges of the side runners. Although capableof some right or left movement of its ends, with respect to its mainpoint of linking to the cross members 15, the forward end of the ruddermember, which is preferably much shorter than the rearward or handleend, has rising from it a guide rod 18, which slidably extends throughthe intersecting portion of the brace members 5, and which thus allowsthe upward or downward travel of the armored forward end of the ruddermember, with respect to the sled frame, when the rear or handle breadthis made.

member is raised or lowered about the point of hinging to the crossmembers 15. When the handle end of the rudder member is raised, causingthe lowering of the armored forward end, it results in raising theentire rear end of the sled just that much, and either causing it toclear the top of the coating of snow on the road entirely, or, if thesnow is too deep for that purpose, to make a much shallower groove thanthe forward end. If at the same time the handle end of the rudder memberis moved to the rightor left, according to the direction in which it isdesired to turn the sled, it can, because of the diminished mass or bodyat the rear end of the sled, which thus impinges against the snow bank,be turned with so much greater ease. If, on the other hand, the snow isso deep that the forward runners are used merely to effect the firstbreaking of the snow mass, and it is then desired that the groove cut inthe road shall be broader than the armored part of the runners, the rearend of the sled is lowered, and the cutting members 11 adjustedaccordingly, so

that a track or groove of corresponding In this position, the deflectormembers and wing members force the snow far enough from the immediatevicinity of the grooves thus made, so that it does not fall in upon themafter the sled is past.

What I claim is i 1. A groove cutting sled, having in combination with aframe, a pair of forward runner members, a plow member fixed immediatelyin the rear thereof, a pair of rear rumiers, adjustable meansappurtenant to each whereby the breadth of the groove cut by sald rearrunners may be increased, and a rudder member whereby sald rear runnersmay be raised'to the degree desired with respect to the forward runnersand whereby the direction of travel of the entire sled may be regulated,substantially as described.

2. In a groove cutting sled, in combination with a frame, forward andrear runners fixed thereto, a plow member fixed to the forward end ofthe frame, supplemental groove cutting members adjustably supported atthe sides of the rear runners, deflector members adapted to cooperatetherewith in clearing snow from the path of travel of the sled, and arudder member whereby the sled may be steered and the rear end of thesame elevated or lowered with respect to the forward end and to thesurface over which the sled is traveling, substantially as described.

3. In a sled, in combination with a unitary frame piece, forward andrear runner members fixed thereto, adjustable groove cutting memberssupported by the rear runners, deflector members located in the rearthereof and a rudder member whereby the sled may be steered and wherebythe elevation of the rear end thereof with respect to the forward endmay be regulated, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

SIMON D. MURPHY.

l/Vitnesses J. J. OCoNNoR, W. L. MASON.

